Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 74. Sunrise is 5:16 AM and sunset 8:31 PM for 15h 14m 50s of daytime. The moon is in its first quarter with 49.4%% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Unified District School Board meets in closed session at 6 PM and…
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Daily Bread, History, War
Daily Bread for 6.6.22: D-Day, Seventy-Eight Years On
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 70. Sunrise is 5:16 AM and sunset 8:30 PM for 15h 13m 57s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 38.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1944, Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, begins with the execution of Operation Neptune—commonly referred…
City, Daily Bread, University, UW System
Daily Bread for 6.5.22: UW System Spring Enrollment Down for Whitewater, Other Campuses
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will see scattered late afternoon showers with a high of 75. Sunrise is 5:17 AM and sunset 8:30 PM for 15h 13m 00s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 29.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1947, in a speech at Harvard, the United States Secretary of…
Daily Bread, Language
Daily Bread for 6.4.22: 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee Ends in Epic Spell-Off
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will see a brief shower or two this morning followed by scattered afternoon thunderstorms with a high of 70. Sunrise is 5:17 AM and sunset 8:29 PM for 15h 12m 00s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 21.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1989,…
Daily Bread, Gubernatorial Race 2022, Kleefisch, Michels, Politics, Trump, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 6.3.22: Trump Puts His Finger on the Scale
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will see sunny skies with a high of 74. Sunrise is 5:18 AM and sunset 8:28 PM for 15h 10m 55s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 13.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1621, the Dutch West India Company receives a charter for New Netherland. If a…
Daily Bread, Restaurant
Daily Bread for 6.2.22: Bring Back the Automat
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will see clouds giving way to sun with a high of 73. Sunrise is 5:18 AM and sunset 8:27 PM for 15h 09m 48s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 7.8% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets at 6 PM, and Whitewater Fire Department, Inc.…
City, Culture, Daily Bread, Demographics, Economy
Daily Bread for 6.1.22: The End of DYKWIA in Whitewater
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 73. Sunrise is 5:18 AM and sunset 8:27 PM for 15h 08m 37s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 3.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1980, Cable News Network (CNN) launches. Every town, big or small, has…
City, Culture, Daily Bread, Politics
Daily Bread for 5.31.22: Old Whitewater’s 3 Big Mistakes
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will see afternoon thunderstorms with a high of 84. Sunrise is 5:18 AM and sunset 8:26 PM for 15h 07m 22s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 0.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 455, Emperor Petronius Maximus is stoned to death by an angry mob while fleeing Rome. ‘Old Whitewater’ —…
America, City, Conservative Populism, Daily Bread, Politics, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 5.30.22: Yes, Traditional Conservatives Are Finished as a Political Force
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Memorial Day in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 87. Sunrise is 5:19 AM and sunset 8:25 PM for 15h 06m 04s of daytime. The moon is new with none of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1911, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the…
Big Lie, Crackpots, Daily Bread, Elections, Gableman
Daily Bread for 5.29.22: Gableman Gets Trolled. How Could It Be Otherwise?
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 84. Sunrise is 5:20 AM and sunset 8:24 PM for 15h 04m 43s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 0.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1848, Wisconsin enters the Union: “Wisconsin became the 30th state to enter…
Daily Bread, Russia
Daily Bread for 5.28.22: The Rise and Fall Of Russian Oligarchs
by JOHN ADAMS •
Crime, Daily Bread, Law, Sen. Ron Johnson, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 5.27.22: Ron Johnson Scrambles for an Unlocked Door
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 68. Sunrise is 5:21 AM and sunset 8:23 PM for 15h 01m 50s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 8.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1905, during the Russo-Japanese War, sailors start a mutiny aboard the…
Big Lie, Daily Bread, Elections, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 5.26.22: Better Late Than Never for Wisconsin Elections Commissioner Dean Knudson
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will see afternoon showers and a high of 74. Sunrise is 5:21 AM and sunset 8:22 PM for 15h 00m 19s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 14.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1805, Napoleon assumes the title of King of Italy and is crowned with…
Courts, Daily Bread, Education, Law, School District
Daily Bread for 5.25.22: Wisconsin Law May Decide (Some) Policy Questions Over LGBT Discussions
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 71. Sunrise is 5:22 AM and sunset 8:21 PM for 14h 58m 45s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 22% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Community Development Authority meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1961, President Kennedy announces, before a…